THE GARWOOD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 272905 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CROYDON SUTTON AND DISTRICT SPASTICS SOCIETY

Latest income

£4.2m

Latest spending

£3.3m

Registered

1977

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£4.2m

Total spending

£3.3m

Cost of raising funds

£35k

Reserves (reported)

£5.3m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~19.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Jean Garwood House: Good (24/09/2022) · CQC record

Trustees

FRANK NEWTON
Gary Terence Merrick
Ian Trumper
JACKIE MARY SANDERS
Keith Minear
Richard Bateman · trustee of 1 other charity
Richard Mark Bedford Oakes

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Croydon · Lambeth · Merton · Surrey · Sutton · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£4.2m	£3.3m
31/08/2024	£3.3m	£3.1m
31/08/2023	£3.1m	£2.8m
31/08/2022	£2.9m	£2.9m
31/08/2021	£2.5m	£2.6m

Common questions

Who funds THE GARWOOD FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GARWOOD FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE FOYLE FOUNDATION, THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND, THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE TOBACCO PIPE MAKERS AND TOBACCO TRADE BENEVOLENT FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£150k
THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND	FY2023	£86k
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE	FY2025	£25k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	FY2024	£25k
THE TOBACCO PIPE MAKERS AND TOBACCO TRADE BENEVOLENT FUND	FY2024	£5k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£220

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	27/09/2024	£150k	Garwood Foundation Life Skills Centre